Fear
by PROexploit
It always amazes me to hear of people’s irrational fears of things. A friend of mine has an intense fear of spiders to the point he can’t watch them in movies. Now I understand that we are all have fear, but how does it get so far as to be afraid of a picture of something? The reason I’m thinking of fear today is because of all the talk in the media of swine flu. It’s sad that every newspaper churns out scare stories about swine flu when the number of cases is just so small. Worldwide, only roughly 1,500 people have confirmed swine flu while the death toll stands at 30. To put this in perspective, last year 50 people died of shark attacks, an extremely rare occurrence. On the same track, over 36,000 Americans alone die each year from the regular old flu. Being afraid of swine flu makes about as much sense to me as being afraid of your bed or pillow.
Every fear can be worked on and every fear can be improved or eradicated. What it’s going to take is a serious and concentrated effort on your part to confront your fear and think it through. Does it make any sense to be afraid of bears when you live in downtown New York City? Does it make sense to be afraid of flying when airplanes are statistically better at flying than birds themselves?
One thing you can always keep in your mind is that no matter what you fear, you will not increase or decrease your chances of being in that situation by being afraid of it. Being afraid of snakes doesn’t make them more or less likely to bite you. Keep this in mind and confront your fear today. Save your worry for something real if you must worry at all.
